Improved method of compressing, condensing, and extending metals



'Siete of New York, have invented c'ereinreceive the timid, endenntnining eine then .if cies to be treated.

- @linien Steine JOHN n. SHEARMAN, ee eiieeigmn, nennt.

liviiROVE METHOD 0F COMPRESSlNG, CGNENSlNG, All EXlEiiDlliG METALS.

Specification forming 'pa-rt of Letters Patent No. Sfqli''g interi July31, 1866.

To all twhom it :nayeonceifn:

Be it knewn that I, JOHN l?. SHEARMAN, ef the Acity of Breoklyn, countyof Kings.i :unl

new emi useful Eevices for Heinmering and Gnnfiensing Metals and otherbodies; emi l hereby declare that the followingl is n. full andeniieient descriptioil thereof, reference being had tothe'nccompztnying'tlmwings unil reference-letters nmrlied thereon.

The netnre ci' the invention consists in effecting theoperatiou 0i'hammering metals enti ether Substances by the intervention of e iieniflbetween the snbetzmce te be treated end the epplicetinn efthe power tobe used. ne explained in the description licieinbeinw in theaccompanying drawings.. Figuie 1 :represente e pien ot n ense fevcontaining; the el'tieies te hammer-emi; Fig. f3, en elevation ef tileezt-ee, the upper pent being; in flottent iinee, the section being maniein the line A B efigxl.

vSimile@ 'lettels refer t0 simiinl: parte in the eeve 'el 1i gutes.

rihe' internal imegniarhexegon seen. in Fifi.

2 in dotted, iines represente the cliemlneia te o represente :i steelplumb, tting tile hele mede to i'eecive it, and beren thin et the iewe`end, es seen aft e, and for the pn'i'pnse of expanding 'under thepressure, thereby keepingtne liquid confined beneetii it, eeiiicompression 0I the liquid, t0 beniede by pee cussive force. i

The. lettere n a a a a a represent theipper part of the cese, in onepiece of. rnelei.4

Lettere b b l) represent thc lcwei part ei' the cese. f

Letter .l represents the leftininil bolts and nuts; d', the right-handbolts anni nuts.

' The epecistl'valne ami application of this invention consists in itscapability of performing the operation ci' hammering; metals and. othereuilsl'eneesi9 of Whatever form they may cnneislt where the applicationof the hammer ie impossible. Bress'end Wroght-iron can non areiiinetiattiens of ite ztppiicetien. Se' ere eterea)type-nietes,eleetrctypepl :lli forms requiring eempi'eseinn ei' extennien g endthis, in tiene without eiiectin pereegtiiilyi ille inest finish. 'i

The 'opemtien ne ieilews': @pen the eene by removing imite i fifi, andpiece the mtieie t0- 'be hammered therein. New Giese the cene imiy byscrewing ficnjn the boite. Fill tine ease with tile liquid intended tobe usen nntil it Piecel e 'little in the aperture of llie inneii. Newinsert the punch end etiilie iie ee-mi thereof with fence enfieient teminimize :tile desired ellzetg which Wili 'vary with iieent :eetaie eedsubstances. 'Ennei sntinnee will. reqnise but ene il' .i hemel emitnngli metals et" eileys xviii iqnii'e leere biene th one, fin feet, theWeiiinien muet nee saine i lement in the nee ei tine ine .ile weuii'i innee Gf e klimmen, i

i'ei'ee et binw'e ie n lg'iiieti every p: the sni'ieee el? the mctez'ieieperetei et time seine ineten't; of, in thelztngzeegeei" Weite nien, thebiene are given ell over et the Seine The' epeicetion beingiinieheii,open thev eeee emi remeve the contente thence?. "iiie inetei, Wiii befound euliiciently hammered.

etete the netne ci' tile in ventinn end the Jllnetlicii oi using tileneme, what Ii eleim es my invention, end desire te eeenre by Letters-Petent, is!" l.'

l.. The percussie cnndensetici e1* extensiony e1' boil.; together eieeliiei heilen heeiiiee@ eominenly celled i hammering, when eecteci bythe inte'ventien of prectieeliy neneleetic iinids er liquide between thehemmen emi the loody to ne operated on, enbstentiely en set forth.

2. The operation 'of this hyiimnlie hammer, whether it be applied tochange er net tc change the shape of the article te be treated.

. JOEE F.V SH'TIARMAN.

'Witneesem r L. D. GALE, G. G, ALLEN.

